Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-28
N'RTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
SEN ATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.
In the Senate Mr.. Plumb, from the confer.
ence committee on the postoffice appropria.
tlon Dill, reported disagreement on the sub.
s!us que estlon, and moved that the Senate in
slst and ask further conference. So or.
dered.
The Senate then at 1915. proceeded to the
consideration of the consular and diplomat;c
appropriation bill
Senator ingalls, then advanced TO the desk
of the presiding officer and there took and
subscribed to the oath of office.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
Bill was then proceeded with.
MIR. Platt inquired Of Mr.. Allison whether
the estimates of the state department were
larger than the amount the House appropri-
ated, and if so, whether he (Allison) regard
ed the estimates as extravagant.
MIR. Allison replied that they were extrav-
agant as compared with the appropriations of
the past few years, and as compared with the
recommendations of former secretaries of
state.
After great deal of desultory discussion
the amendments reported by the committee
on appropriations were all adopted with
some others, and the bill passed
Messages were presented from the Presi-
dent vetoing pension bills for Anna Wright
and Sarah Hamilton. They were referred to
the committee on pensions
MI Hoar, from the committee on the
library, reported bill appropriating S2O 900
Tor the completion of the monument to Mary,
mother of Washington, at Fredericksburg,
Va ; passed.
Mr.. Dawes presented the conference report
On the Indian appropriation bill and it was
agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Morrill, the Senate bill
to reimburse the depositors of the Freed
mems Savings and Trust Company was
taken up, discussed, amended and passed
yeas So. nays 6.
The Senate then, at 6,25, adjourned
q, @,,.....ss - HOUSE.
The speaker recognized Mr.. Willis of Ken
lucky, who moved that the rules be suspend
ed and the Senate amendment TO the river
and harbor appropriation bill be ncn-con-
cured in.
After debate the motion to suspend the
rules and non concur in the Senate amend
ments was agreed to-l62 to So
The House then went into committee of
whole on the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Sayers of Texas offered an amend
ment approprating S2,47O, 900 for the con.
struction of two swift. double bottomed steal
cruisers, each of about 1000 tons displace-
ment, of the type of the Newark, except
boilers and machinery; four of about 100
tons displacement, of the type of! the gun
boat No. l, and ono swift torpedo boat; said
vessels to cost altogether, exclusive of arma-
ment, not more than S4,950,000.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana raised point of
order, which the speaker overruled.
Mr., Boutelle of Maine offered as a substi-
tute for the amendment an amendment ap-
propriating SIS, 100000 for the construction
of ten steel cruisers, and S4,S00,00 for the
armament of the same. The oLlv criticism
he had to apply to the amendment of the gen.
teman from Texas was that 1t did not 90 far
enough.
Reed Of Maine thought the Importance of
this subject warranted discussion, even in
the present deplorable condition of the ap-
preparation bill. The saying sin time of
peace prepare for war" was truer today
than it had ever been.
Mr.. Thomas of Illinois moved to amend
the amendment by providing that the vessels
as NAV be in compliance with the provisions
of the act of Aug. f. 1886; agreed to.
As thus amended the amendment offered
by MIR. Savers of Texas wac adopted-l34 to
20.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House. The House reaffirmed-
yeas 15l, nays 1.-THE action of the commit
tee in adopting the amendment offered by
Mr.. Sayers, and the bill was then passed.